Honey Pot offers fresh honey; Oasis Rug moves to new location

Published: Friday, May 31, 2013 at 05:31 PM.

Sweet, fresh, locally made honey tastes good as a topper to a country biscuit or in a cup of tea. That local delight can be found in the middle of Destin at The Honey Pot Café, which opened in March.

“We wanted to be able to sell our honey,” said Jared Waites, who owns and operates the cafe with his wife, Christen. “The only way to have a bottling department was to have a food-safe environment.”

The young local couple opened the shop, which serves sandwiches, coffees, espressos and cappuccinos. The cafe also offers a selection of local honey, handcrafted soaps and its own line of skin care products.

Waites became interested in bee keeping about three years ago, and he provides safe swarm removals. His hope is to present seminars for locals in how they can raise bees, even in a suburban backyard.

Although Waites grew up in the pool business, taking part in his family’s Destin Pools, he seems to have found a sweet talent.

A March relocation took this long-time Miramar Beach business from a tucked-away store front to an easy-to-find showroom just east of Destin.

“We felt this is a perfect time to make this move,” said Oasis Rug & Home manager Charlann Joyner. She keeps the shop going for Jacksonville-based owners Ron and Ginger Weible.

“We’ve been in the area almost 10 years,” Joyner also said, noting that Oasis Rug & Home began as a specialty rug store, offering an excellent selection of fine, hand-knotted imported rugs that include one-of-a-kind vegetable dyed rugs.

Furniture selections come from North Carolina and the West Coast, allowing for clients to customize their furniture to suit existing décor or to create a new look. They can also take advantage of on-floor stock.

Sweet, fresh, locally made honey tastes good as a topper to a country biscuit or in a cup of tea. That local delight can be found in the middle of Destin at The Honey Pot Café, which opened in March.

“We wanted to be able to sell our honey,” said Jared Waites, who owns and operates the cafe with his wife, Christen. “The only way to have a bottling department was to have a food-safe environment.”

The young local couple opened the shop, which serves sandwiches, coffees, espressos and cappuccinos. The cafe also offers a selection of local honey, handcrafted soaps and its own line of skin care products.

Waites became interested in bee keeping about three years ago, and he provides safe swarm removals. His hope is to present seminars for locals in how they can raise bees, even in a suburban backyard.

Although Waites grew up in the pool business, taking part in his family’s Destin Pools, he seems to have found a sweet talent.

A March relocation took this long-time Miramar Beach business from a tucked-away store front to an easy-to-find showroom just east of Destin.

“We felt this is a perfect time to make this move,” said Oasis Rug & Home manager Charlann Joyner. She keeps the shop going for Jacksonville-based owners Ron and Ginger Weible.

“We’ve been in the area almost 10 years,” Joyner also said, noting that Oasis Rug & Home began as a specialty rug store, offering an excellent selection of fine, hand-knotted imported rugs that include one-of-a-kind vegetable dyed rugs.

Furniture selections come from North Carolina and the West Coast, allowing for clients to customize their furniture to suit existing décor or to create a new look. They can also take advantage of on-floor stock.